Winter Hardtail 'build'

Not a build from scratch, but it's more than I've done before. Most bits are from my written off Pro FS. New full suss to follow soon hopefully. This is my project bike to learn on and tinker with.
Started out as a standard spec bar the saddle and grips. Here's the bike when I got it home.

New grips went on then I already had the Minion DHF, chainstay protector, pedals, saddle, seatpost, QR clamp and seatpost ring.

The wheel QRs were pretty scratched up, so those were replaced and I swapped over the Guide Brakes from the Pro FS.

Next came making it 1x. My fitness at the moment meant the TINY chain ring was fine, so sticking with that and the standard cassette for now. At this point I kept the mech to use as a guide and it's not a n/w chain ring. All worked perfectly.

As we currently stand. I've taken the front mech, cable and shifter off, and popped on a new enduroguard and a chainguide. Had trouble finding one for such a small chainring for a decent price, but ended up with this which is perfect. All in, so far, it's cost £210 including the bike. Pretty pleased.


Started out as a standard spec bar the saddle and grips. Here's the bike when I got it home.

New grips went on then I already had the Minion DHF, chainstay protector, pedals, saddle, seatpost, QR clamp and seatpost ring.

The wheel QRs were pretty scratched up, so those were replaced and I swapped over the Guide Brakes from the Pro FS.

Next came making it 1x. My fitness at the moment meant the TINY chain ring was fine, so sticking with that and the standard cassette for now. At this point I kept the mech to use as a guide and it's not a n/w chain ring. All worked perfectly.

As we currently stand. I've taken the front mech, cable and shifter off, and popped on a new enduroguard and a chainguide. Had trouble finding one for such a small chainring for a decent price, but ended up with this which is perfect. All in, so far, it's cost £210 including the bike. Pretty pleased.




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Bird Aeris 120 | Boardman Team 650b | Boardman Pro FS | Calibre Two.two
Bird Aeris 120 | Boardman Team 650b | Boardman Pro FS | Calibre Two.two
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Nice to see the gnomes inspecting your progress.
Titus El Chulo 27.5 | 2017
Trek Slash 9 27.5 | 2015 (building)
Roll on spring for sure. Should be a new full suss on the way then too.
Bird Aeris 120 | Boardman Team 650b | Boardman Pro FS | Calibre Two.two
It can always look cleaner with a direct mount ring, but a you mentioned if you are just riding it as a winter project it's best to keep it cheap.
Out of interest what size is the chain ring and how did you find it? I've got quite a small direct mount chain ring on the bike I built and it has seemed pretty good so far.
Titus El Chulo 27.5 | 2017
Trek Slash 9 27.5 | 2015 (building)
Bird Aeris 120 | Boardman Team 650b | Boardman Pro FS | Calibre Two.two
Titus El Chulo 27.5 | 2017
Trek Slash 9 27.5 | 2015 (building)
I think your small ring on the 3x would be too small, and you'd certainly need shorter bolts, unless you possibly use a bashguard. DO you know what teeth are on each chainring, the middle one could possibly work?
Bird Aeris 120 | Boardman Team 650b | Boardman Pro FS | Calibre Two.two
Titus El Chulo 27.5 | 2017
Trek Slash 9 27.5 | 2015 (building)
Rear brake hose looks to be banjo fitting. You know that by slightly loosening the nut holding it in ply, you can twist it for better alignment of the brake hose?
No risk of any leakage as long as undo it just enough to twist, then tighten when done.